Not all glass and mountains, Vancouver has a systemic problem: affordable housing. While a ‘Missing Middle’ struggle to find affordable housing throughout Greater Vancouver, the most vulnerable groups are struggling to make ends meet in one of the City’s oldest …

Not all glass and mountains, Vancouver has a systemic problem: affordable housing. While a ‘Missing Middle’ struggle to find affordable housing throughout Greater Vancouver, the most vulnerable groups are struggling to make ends meet in one of the City’s oldest …

That was the question posed to Donna Clare, Principal Architect, when DIALOG was asked to design the new home of St. Joseph Seminary. Seminarians spend up to nine years discerning their call to serve the church. For these future priests, …

Snap. Tap. Groove. How does jazz music shape movement and feeling? Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) has been exploring this idea since its humble beginnings in 1984. Over 30 years later, DJD continues innovating and evolving this art form, growing a …

This federally-funded, fast-track project was our Toronto studio’s first venture leveraging our entire multi-disciplinary team; creating a space for an additional 1,000 students at Seneca College’s Newnham campus. The building includes classrooms, computer labs, and common areas; most importantly, it …

A culture designed the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre: DIALOG designers were merely translators. The People of the Okanagan Nation, live in eight communities in the interior of British Columbia and Washington. Over 400 band members live and work on the …

Imagine if a forest created a building… What would it feel like to step inside? Would it change you? Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre is immersed in the York Region Forest. Constructed almost entirely of wood, it exists …

The year was 1967. Canada celebrated its 100th birthday and Calgary opened the city’s first science centre under the name Calgary Centennial Planetarium. Fast-forward to 2008: Exhibits were changing; science and technology were evolving. With a record-breaking 304,394 guests, the …

In between these communities sat the dilapidated, ‘Industrial Island’. Popular opinion called for the levelling of the site’s factory spaces, while the City wanted greenery. Norm and Joost had a different idea entirely. They fought for a mixed-use community …